People want a place to hang out.
A place they feel they belong.
There is no where to hang out. That is an issue with cold weather places. There is no park. Plus you cannot be in the park as a male, by yourself. It seems weird.
Maybe off in a corner by yourself, but not in the hustle and bustle. There are children around and creeps have made it so.
The mall is dead. And the gym seems like the closest place.
A place where there is something going on. Where there is life. Where there are people who are people.
A place where there are people there that you know and that you see and that have been there forever.
A place that is intergenerational. A place that you meet quality people. A place where there is a family.
Not just you, living by yourself, out in the wilderness.
Sometimes you want a community, sometimes it is too close.